Sebastian frowned. "Sienna-"
"I wasn't paying attention." She turned her head toward him. "Please don't make this into something it isn't."
Jasper watched her. Her face was pale against the pillow, her right arm wrapped and elevated. Something in his chest pulled so tight it hurt.
Martha appeared at the edge of the doorway, wringing her hands.
"I just wanted to say-Aurora asked me to pass along her-"
Jasper looked at her.
"Get out," he said.
Martha left.
Later, after Sebastian had gone to deal with paperwork, Jasper sat on the edge of the bed and kept his voice low.
"Why did you go there?"
Sienna looked at her wrapped wrist. "She was going to revoke the patent license. I thought if I could just talk to her-"
"She threatened you." His voice flattened. "She went after y
